Though the British Empire officially dissolved decades ago, its legacy is still woven into the fabric of many nations across the globe. From language and law to education systems and infrastructure, ...

CNN’s Peter Bergen interviews Harvard University historian Caroline Elkins about the legacy of the British Empire and the future of countries in the Commonwealth, where the British monarch ...

King Charles handed out a new round of royal honors this week — including one to a famous singer and reality show winner ...

Stephen Miller to FOX News host Jesse Watters on the hatred for Queen Elizabeth: "The British Empire has been such a benevolent force for good in the world. Its unraveling was a historic tragedy ...

The British Empire went on to fight a long campaign against slavery world-wide, with the Royal Navy seizing more than 1,600 slavers' ships globally and freeing an estimated 150,000 Africans on ...

The British Empire in particular is presented as essential to the appearance of a modern and liberal world order, usually with the argument that the United States should now take up that mantle.

The imperial legacy of Great Britain is also, in a way, an instructional lesson for the United States, which, much like the British Empire of the early to mid-20th century, is experiencing a slow ...

The Oxford History of the British Empire: The Eighteenth Century edited by PJ Marshall (OUP, 1998) Atlas of British Overseas Expansion edited by AN Porter (Routledge, 1994) Top.

British capital financed railroads in India and Australia, shipping ports in Asia and cotton plantations in the United States. The pound could be used to buy and sell anywhere on Earth.